by - February 8, 2010 12:00 am
Metropolitan Files Suits Against Hunt and Others
Legal actions stem from $41 million loan agreement.
Tag: Public Companies
by - February 8, 2010 12:00 am
Walmart Campaign Draws Recognition
Retailer’s “Earth Day Every Day” up for national award.
by - January 11, 2010 12:00 am
Area Companies Tap Into Mobile App Trend
Several Northwest Arkansas tech companies have developed apps for the iPhone.
by - January 11, 2010 12:00 am
Lessons from 2009 (Opinion)
My prediction was that 2009 would be “a year of survival of the fittest. Businesses big and small with little or no debt, cash in the bank and strong brands will prevail and be positioned to grow and thrive in the recovery.
by - January 11, 2010 12:00 am
AERT Delisted from Nasdaq;Shares Trade on OTC Bulletin
Advanced Environmental Recycling Technologies Inc. of Springdale announced in early January it would voluntarily delist from the Nasdaq Stock Market.
by - November 30, 2009 12:00 am
CEO Turnover Falls in October
By the end of October, 1,028 chief executive officer changes had been announced, according to a CEO turnover report released by global outplacement firm Challenger Gray & Christmas Inc.
by - November 30, 2009 12:00 am
Tyson Names New CEO, Loses $455M
Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale said its board of directors chose Donnie Smith, its senior group vice president of poultry and prepared foods, as its next president and CEO.
by - November 2, 2009 12:00 am
Incoming CEO Set For Long Haul
When Judy McReynolds becomes president and CEO of Arkansas Best Corp. on Jan. 1, she?ll be heading a trucking company that reported $50 million in losses in the 12 months ending Sept. 30.
by - October 19, 2009 12:00 am
Book Explores Wal-Mart?s Role in Diversifying NWA
New book provides snapshot of cultural expansion
by - October 5, 2009 12:00 am
Executive Pay in State Sees Modest Gains in 2008
This year’s list of the executive pay of Arkansas’ public companies is a far cry from last year’s list, although the usual suspects at the state’s remaining Fortune 500 companies dominate the upper end of the pay scale.
by - October 5, 2009 12:00 am
Reducing Cost of Technology Ownership
Bill Cosby once said, “Fathers are not interested in justice, just quiet.” Unfortunately, many take a similar attitude about technology.
by - October 5, 2009 12:00 am
Bentonville Walmart Gets Updated Design
The Walmart Supercenter on South Walton Blvd. in Bentonville celebrated a grand re-opening on Sept. 30.
by - August 24, 2009 12:00 am
New P.A.M. Transportation CEO Looks for a Turnaround
Daniel H. Cushman has plans to make P.A.M. Transportation of Tontitown profitable again.
by - August 24, 2009 12:00 am
2009 Northwest Arkansas Business Journal 40 Under 40 Class Driven Toward Success
The 2009 class of Forty Under 40 honorees, the 13th since the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal began publishing, is diverse and dedicated.
by - June 15, 2009 12:00 am
Sam?s Club Happy With Marketing Efforts
CEO Brian Cornell says public?s reaction to marketing effort and new offerings has been better than expected.
by - June 1, 2009 12:00 am
Wal-Mart Seeks Share of Electronics Market
Wal-Mart is making over, and beefing up, its electronic departments in an effort to win more consumers’ business.
by - June 1, 2009 12:00 am
Annual Buzzwords Ignite Supplier Fires (Opinion)
The smell of honeysuckle, the sound of “achoos” from fresh cut hay and the proclamation of the next ideology revolution from the world’s largest retailer.
by - June 1, 2009 12:00 am
Boom Town Book Available
Author Marjorie Rosen has written a book about multiculturalism in Northwest Arkansas.
by - May 18, 2009 12:00 am
Client Mix Key to Growth for Architects, Engineers
While some architecture and engineering firms were forced to downsize in 2009, citing a continued lack of building activity in both the commercial and residential sectors, many firms have been able to increase their staff size this year by maintaining a m
by - May 18, 2009 12:00 am
Northwest Arkansas Has Lost its Immunity Card (Commentary by Jeff Collins)
Northwest Arkansas is not immune to the worst recession since the Great Depression, even though it was barely noticed in the previous two recessions.